Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Centre for Health Protection, Hong Kong Department of Health, said a 46-year-old male sheriff who was part of the Hong Kong West Kowloon Regional Mobile Force was diagnosed with Covid-19 on the 4th The male police officers of the Kowloon Mobile Force had almost no direct contact. They only knew that the two had shared toilets on the same floor in the police station or had been exposed to contaminated items such as handles or wash basins.
Zhang Zhujun said that based on careful consideration, he decided to send all 122 police officers sharing the restroom to the quarantine center for testing. Three of them have symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection to varying degrees, so they will be arranged to go to the hospital for a virus test.
According to the Hong Kong Police, after a professional assessment by the Department of Health, 122 members of the team were classified as close contacts. Most of them used shared facilities in the police station with the confirmed police officers. The relevant personnel are now awaiting further arrangements from the Department of Health.